Upcoming Events

Winter
Leadership Conference

Mark your calendar for the annual Illinois PBIS NetworkWinter Leadership Conference to be held
in O’Fallon, IL, on January 23-24, 2013.
Highlights include: Day 1 Plenary session featuring how
school-wide Bullying Prevention improves school climate; and Day 2 Plenary session includes a panel
sharing their experiences with the Tier 3 intervention of RENEW/Wraparound.

Exemplars from across the state will present a
range of experiences from their Universal, Secondary, and Tertiary PBIS
implementation during their sessions.
Conference strands include: Classroom Management, High School,
Sustainability, Skill Building, Coaching, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and School/Family/Community
Partnerships, as well as Administrators’ Academies. Register now at www.pbisillinois.org.

Bullying
Prevention Team Training

Bullying Prevention (BP) Team Training is
being held on November 29th,
for districts interested in embedding BP curriculum within their system of
PBIS. Districts
participating commit to sending an External Coach and one school team, to
develop an exemplar model of implementation, and with the External Coach’s
support a plan to scale up the curriculum to the remaining schools in the
district. To request participation in
this event, and for more details go to www.cvent.com/d/ccq3mh.

Applications for 2012-13 School
Recognition of PBIS Implementation

Last year, over 740 schools
applied for and were formally recognized for their implementation of
PBIS! Applications for this year are not due until May 17,
2013, however the instructions, materials, and guidelines are all available
now at www.pbisillinois.org/schools/recognition-process. Coaches should
review these updated materials to action-plan accordingly. Changes
to the recognition process include a new level, Implementing Plus,
which captures the efforts of schools between the Implementing and Fully
Implementing levels. Other enhancements include formalizing
the expectation of family engagement, clarification of Tier 2/Tier3
requirements, and person-centered planning (Wraparound, RENEW, or Family Focus)
as necessary components of Tier 3 supports.

PBIS
Assessments and SWIS Updates

You can access PBIS tools including the
Team Implementation Checklist (TIC), Self-Assessment Survey (SAS), and Benchmarks
of Advanced Tiers (BAT), through your PBIS Assessment account at www.pbisassessment.org. Need
assistance? Contact your Illinois PBIS
Network Technical Assistance Coordinator with account questions or about what
tools to use.

Great ideas for SWIS Users! Update accounts at the beginning of the year
and any time changes occur. Recommended
updates include:

·Enrollment and School Days per Month-Include ethnicity breakdowns and the number
of instructional days each calendar month. Change calendar days during the year if
amendments need to be made due to snow days or other unforeseen events.

·Display Staff Status-Uncheck those staff who are no longer in a
building and add those who are new.

·Data Integrity Report- Run this report quarterly to determine
accuracy of data. This simple check will
flag duplicate staff/students and referrals in need of revision.

Need assistance? Contact your SWIS Facilitator with account
questions. To find SWIS facilitator
information, just click on the “Continue” button at the bottom of your screen
once you login at www.swis.org

Evaluation
Tools

PBIS
Evaluation Tools and Recommended Timeline

Reminder: The “FY13 Coaches PBIS Evaluation Tools and
Recommended Timeline” document can be viewed on or downloaded from the Illinois
PBIS Network website at: www.pbisillinois.org/evaluation.

Phases of
Implementation v4.1- New and Enhanced!

Go to www.pbisillinois.org/evaluation/tier-1-tools
for PoI v4.1 for the tool,
rubric, and to see what’s changed from the previous version. The new Phases of Implementation, PoI v4.1,
helps provide clarity for items on family involvement and many items for Tier2/Tier3
implementation.

Entering PoIs into the Survey Monkey link (www.research.net/s/ilpbispoifallfy13) by November 30th ensures that
data for your entire district will be displayed on one report, and provides for
better action planning at the building and district level.

Coaching Corner/Tips

In
the October External Coaches’ Network Meetings we exploredData
Analysis through Essential Questions. One
of a team's most important functions is to make data driven decisions for
improvement. Coaches provide support and feedback for a team to move
through the data analysis process seamlessly and effectively by asking the
right questions.Read more about coaching skills for team based problem‐solving
using data at www.schoolimprovementcoach.org/manual/9%20Data%20Analysis%20Process.pdf.

Monthly Challenge

Encourage your schools to examine data and look for areas of focus
to improve and celebrate outcomes with these ideas:

1.Compare yearly trend data in order to make preemptive decisions;
identify problem locations, behaviors, or times; and revisit those strategies
which have been previously successful.

2.Share progress
data with all staff monthly by distributing facts in an e-mail, posting on the faculty
lounge bulletin board, or any other location where staff members regularly look.

Classroom Management

During this month’s External Coaches Network
Meeting, we will be reviewing five evidence-based practices for actively engaging
students including: opportunities to
respond, direct instruction, computer assisted instruction, class-wide peer
tutoring, and guided notes.

Contact your Illinois PBIS Network Technical
Assistance Coordinator if you are interested in participating in the next EX
300: Coaching Classroom Management
course in your region.

Tier 2 and Tier 3 Coaching Tips

Tier 2 and Tier
3 systems teams complete the Benchmarks for Advanced Tiers (BAT) between now and March. The
BAT helps teams self-assess and action plan around their schools’ implementation
status of Tier 2/Tier 3 behavior support systems. A copy of the BAT along with instructional
materials is available online at www.pbisillinois.org/evaluation/tier-2-3-tools.

To learn more
about district and building Tier 3 readiness, participate in a 90-minute distal
learning opportunity to help you identify if your building and district are
ready to move forward with training in Tier 3.
For more details, and sign up information go to www.cvent.com/EVENTS/Calendar/Calendar.aspx?cal=85860968-b5e7-4a5e-8ed3-5dceb0963b35
and click on one of the three, SPC100 Tier 3 Training Readiness Technical
Assistance trainings on November 13th, or one on November 14th.

School Family Community Partnerships (SFCP) Network Meetings

Family/Community Team
Member Network meetings have already been held this fall in the O'Fallon and
Harvard School Districts. Schaumburg will host a Family/Community Network
meeting on November 27th. Dates are
currently being identified for these N300s in more sites throughout the state.
External Coaches are encouraged to contact Patti Bardell at patti.bardell@pbisillinois.orgto make arrangements to host one of these
important networking opportunities. To
learn more about these events and how they work, External Coaches
are welcome to join any scheduled meeting, and make sure to keep an eye
out for the SFCP tab atwww.pbisillinois.org, coming soon.

Administrator
Tips

Encourage your administrator(s) to engage as many stakeholders in
the PBIS process as possible. A few
suggestions may include:

·Promote PBIS at a Back-to-School Night
or Open House.

·Identify and contact community businesses/resources
to get them involved in PBIS at your school(s).

·Make time at each staff meeting to
discuss the continuum of supports available at all tiers within the PBIS
framework.

Check back next month for more suggestions on
how to engage your administrator(s) in your PBIS efforts.

Need to Know

The Illinois Response to Intervention Network (I-RtI) is hosting
Network Meetings statewide. These meetings
are designed to provide ongoing professional development and opportunities to
network with other districts around implementing RtI at both the building and
district levels. Network Meetings are
limited to small groups in order to facilitate networking and sharing with
colleagues. To find out about networking
opportunities in your area go to www.isbe.state.il.us/rti_plan/pdf/rti-network-schedule12-13.pdf.